A Letter of Promise

Chapter 26

"Ria, breakfast is ready!" Sigaw ng ina ni Ria sa may hagdanan patungo sa silid ng dalaga.

"Pababa na po, patapos na 'ko mag ayos." Sagot ni Ria at matapos ang ilang minuto ay bumaba na rin.

"Good morning!Good morning baby boy!" Bati ni Ria nang marating ang hapag na siya na lamang ang hinihintay.

"Good morning tita! My uncles and cousins will visit us today, I am so excited!" Balita nito sa kanya.

"Your mom told me about that already, you should play with your cousins okay?" Aniya at kumuha na ng omorice o omelette rice.

"But it looks like you're not joining us today." Malungkot na tiningnan nito ang slingbag niya sa kaniyang gilid.

"Yes, baby, today will be your cousins day. So tita and grandmommy will not interrupt your day, okay? We already had our time yesterday right?" Paliwanag niya na lalong nagpalungkot sa bata.

Nilingon nitong bigla ang lola at nagsalitang muli.

"Even you grandmommy? You won't join us today?"

"Baby, grandmommy will have a meeting today. I hope you will enjoy playing with your cousins. Your tita will give me a ride and she needs to visit the farm. I hope it is okay with you." Malumanay na paliwanag ng lola sa apo na ngayon ay tumatango na.

"Okay, even if I don't understand, I will not get mad. I know that you are doing those things because those are important. I am a big boy now, I will understand, yeah, it's okay, I'm okay." Natawa pa sila sa inasal ng pamangkin na napaka cute. Kahit na nagtatry itong magmukhang big boy, he still looks like a baby.

She smiled and finished her food.

"Bye baby boy!" She beeped and Gil jumped a bit and then waved his hand.

"Bye titaninang see you later!"

"Saan daw po meeting niyo ma?" Tanong niya sa ina, iniliko niya ang kotse at awtomatiko namang ibinukas ang gate para sa kanila.

"La café lang, and after that I can grab a cab from there." Sagot nito habang naka titig lang sa daan.

"Ilang oras ka ba doon ma? If 1 hr lang I can wait. Maaga pa naman, 9:00 am pa ang bukas ng farm at 7:30 pa lang." Aniya matapos tingnan ang wrist watch.

"Oh that's great! Baka hindi man umabot ng kalahating minuto, I'll just check some statements and sign some papers." Sagot nito.

"After mo sa La café, saan ka ba ma?" Nag over-take siya sa nauunang pulang vios na tila may problema sa makina at pahinto-hinto ito.

"Mag pa-pa spa ako." Simpleng sagot nito.

"Ma, ihahatid kita sa bahay tapos mag pa service nalang kayo ng spa, daanan natin after ng meeting mo, para 'di ka na mag arkila ng cab." Suhestiyon niya sa ina na nagkakalas na ngayon ng seatbelt dahil nag pa-park na siya.

"Sure, if there is a spa shop that gives private and home service why not." Anito at nauna nang bumaba, sumunod siya at ibinigay ang susi sa valet na dinatnan.

"Not less than one hour lang kami kuya. Huwag mo ng pakalayo ha." Paalala niya para sa bungad nalamang nito i-park ang kaniyang sasakyan.

"Okay ma'am" sagot nito na nakangiti pa.

"Thank you po." And she left him and go inside the resto.

She saw her mother being welcomed by the people of resto. The owner is her friend and the manager knows her. The atty guided her mom's chair and waited for her to sit.

Ria sat on a single table near the mirror wall that shows the national highway. The waiter came with a happy face then he gave her the menu she smiled then shook her head.